Chapter 19 First Lesson (Ch 19)

There was no conversation that night. The next morning, the sun was shining and the breeze was blowing gently.
“Buzz…Buzz”
A slight vibration woke up Chen Feng, who was immersed in studying. He took out his communicator and saw a message from Dumbledore.
“Professor Chen, I have discussed with the professors of various subjects and have preliminarily approved your teaching method. It will depend on your performance from now on.”
Seeing this, the corner of Chen Feng’s mouth twitched. Ever since he got the communicator, Dumbledore has become addicted to it. Now he is too lazy to even use the Patronus and spends the whole day studying in the office.
It can be called a waste of time.
The key point is that other professors also seem to enjoy it. They use it to communicate with each other whenever they have nothing to do, and they seem to be becoming “phone-deprived” people.
Shaking his head and saying “OK”, Chen Feng took a look at the teaching plan he had taken the time to sort out.
It includes combat training, magic training, dealing with magical creatures, etc., which are arranged from easy to difficult, enough to satisfy young wizards of all grades.
Hogwarts has been passed down for thousands of years, and it is undeniable that its teaching methods are indeed unique, but some courses are far behind, especially the Defense Against the Dark Arts course.
Such a practical course, after being interfered with by several generations of professors, has become almost nothing but theory.
In the final battle of the movie, it was only after Harry Potter and his men underwent special training in the Room of Requirement that they were able to barely gain some resistance.
Otherwise, if it were in the past, it would basically collapse at the first touch.
“Although I just want to learn, but now that I’m here, it’s always good to optimize myself.”
After the reform, the Defense Against the Dark Arts class is only held on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, and all grades are taught together. This not only facilitates unified teaching, but also saves more study time, which is like killing two birds with one stone.
Today happened to be Thursday. In order to make a good first impression, Chen Feng put down his books, cast a spell, automatically tidied his clothes, walked out of the castle, and came to the Hogwarts campus.
After some searching, they chose a large lawn not far from Black Lake as the training ground.
This place covers a vast area, is close to mountains and water, can adapt to various terrains, is more than enough to accommodate all students, and is also very convenient to recover afterwards, it is perfect.
After confirming the location and making some arrangements, Chen Feng, who had nothing to do, once again picked up the magic book and began to read it crazily. It is no exaggeration to say that even if the sky fell, it could not stop his desire to learn.
There is no other reason. There are too many books in Hogwarts’ thousand-year collection. Even if you read ten lines at a glance, you can only read twenty to thirty books a day at most. It is impossible to finish reading all of them in a short time.
Now that I have free time, I must not waste it.
Time passed slowly, and before I knew it, it was already one o’clock in the afternoon.
As a bell rang, groups of little wizards gathered from the dormitories, talking and laughing, and stood consciously in the pre-planned grade areas.
With difficulty, Chen Feng took his eyes off the magic book and slowly stood up.
He cast a flying spell, which was an advanced form of the levitation spell, to allow himself to be several meters off the ground so that everyone could see him more easily. He then used a loud voice spell to speak.
“Ladies and gentlemen, I am Bruce Chen, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. I believe you have all met me at the opening ceremony.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the audience burst into applause.
Especially the little witches, each of them had a slightly red face, kept clapping hard, and stared at Chen Feng in the air without blinking.
He waved his hand, signaling the many little wizards to be quiet.
“I have good news for you all. Starting from this year, the Defense Against the Dark Arts class will be reformed. There will no longer be written exams. Everything will be based on practice.”
Wow…
Upon hearing this, there was an immediate uproar at the scene. The little wizards could no longer suppress the excitement on their faces and began to discuss.
“Oh my god, Professor Chen is so kind that he was able to convince the principal to skip the written exam. Even though it’s only one course, it’s of great significance. Maybe other courses will also be exempted from written exams in the future.”
“Oh, I hate written exams so much. Professor Chen’s move is like a godsend!”
“Professor Chen is wise. I will definitely study hard in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class and never fall behind!”
There was a lot of noise around the big lawn, which naturally attracted the attention of many professors.
Not to mention, they already knew about the curriculum reform and were now standing in the distance watching.
Chen Feng watched with a smile until everyone had finished venting their feelings, then he continued.
“I need to remind everyone that although there is no written test, the practical content is not easy at all, so everyone should be mentally prepared.”
“For the final practical exam, I will assess the students from two aspects: magic duel and magical creature confrontation. Those who excel will not only receive extra points from the academy, but also receive generous bonuses.”
“At present, there are three rankings for each grade. There is only one first place winner, with a prize of 100 Galleons. There are two second place winners, with a prize of 50 Galleons. There are five third place winners, with a prize of 10 Galleons!”
“This is not measured in academic years, but in semesters!”
“As long as you work hard enough, from the first grade to the seventh grade, not only will you not have to spend a penny from your family, you can even make a lot of money.”
boom……
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole place was in an uproar. There was an uproar and a deafening noise. Even the fishmen hiding at the bottom of the Black Lake were alarmed. They swam up and watched from afar through the water.
“The first place actually gets 100 Galleons. Oh my god, is this true? It’s unbelievable!”
“Merlin’s beard, the first prize money can offset the tuition and book fees, and the rest can be used for shopping in Hogsmeade. This is too tempting!”
“The most important thing is that there are winners every semester, and they are divided into first, second and third place, a total of eight lucky winners. Even the ten Galleons for the third place winner are enough to buy a lot of snacks that you can’t finish eating.”
“This award is awesome, Professor Chen, I love you!”
“I swear, Defense Against the Dark Arts will be my favorite class. I will review it carefully before going to bed and strive to get first place in the semester evaluation!”
To be honest, this bonus is really high, especially for students.
You know, in the Harry Potter movies, the average price of a wand is only seven gold Galleons, and even the third place prize can easily buy it.
The most representative Triwizard Tournament, jointly organized by Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and Durmstrang School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, also has a prize of only one thousand gold galleons for the winner.
This is a grand event held by the three major schools every five years.
In this light, it is normal that the ranking bonus offered by Chen Feng would cause such a sensation.
Even the professors who were watching from a distance were shocked, because this was not just one grade, but seven grades!
The bonus alone for each semester requires 1,750 gold Galleons. It’s not a huge expense, but it’s almost there.
Furthermore, the reform of the Defense Against the Dark Arts course that was originally discussed did not include the establishment of bonuses.
Could it be that Hogwarts needs to pay for this huge expense?
Everyone frowned and began to contact Dumbledore.